Department of Aerospace Engineering
IIT Kharagpur
Tutorial Sheet 4
Sub: Aerospace Structural Dynamics (AE31002)
Prob.1 Use the digital computer to solve the problem of a spring-mass
system excited by a triangular pulse. The differential equation of motion and
the initial conditions are given as
The triangular force is defined in Fig. T4-1.
Figure T4-1.
Prob.2 Solve the equation 2𝑥𝑥̈ + 8𝑥𝑥̇ + 100𝑥𝑥 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) using Finite Difference/
Newmark Method/ Runge-Kutta Method with f(t) vs. t as shown in Fig. T4-2.
Figure T4-2.
Prob.3 Solve the equation 𝒙𝒙̈ + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙̇ + 𝟗𝟗. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 = 𝒇𝒇(𝒕𝒕) using numerical
technique with f(t) vs. t as shown in Fig. T4-3.
Figure T4-3.
Prob.4 Solve the following equations and using numerical technique with f(t)
vs. t as shown in Fig. T4-4.
10.0
F(t)
t
0.10 0.20
Prob.5 Solve the following equations using numerical technique with
sinusoidal force with variable forcing frequency.
(a) F0 = 10.0, ω = 5.0 rad/s
(b) F0 = 10.0, ω = 22.36 rad/s
(c) F0 = 10.0, ω = 40.0 rad/s